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111Joseph Lister, 1. Baron Lister — Joseph Lister, 1. Baron Lister, OM (* 5. April 1827 in Upton, Essex; † 10. Februar 1912 in Walmer, Kent) war ein britischer Mediziner. Er machte sich einen Namen als „Vater der antiseptischen Chirurgie“ …
112acriflavine — /ak reuh flay vin, veen/, n. Chem. an orange brown, granular solid, C14H14N3Cl: used chiefly in medicine as an antiseptic. Also called neutral acriflavine, euflavine, trypaflavine neutral. [1915 20; ACRI(DINE) + FLAVIN] * * * ▪ antiseptic and dye …
113iodoform — /uy oh deuh fawrm , uy od euh /, n. Chem. a yellowish, crystalline, water insoluble solid, CHI3, analogous to chloroform, and having a penetrating odor: used chiefly as an antiseptic. Also called triiodomethane. [1830 40; IODO + FORM] * * * ▪… …
114silver nitrate — Chem., Pharm. a white, crystalline, water soluble, bitter, corrosive, poisonous powder, AgNO3, produced by the reaction of silver and dilute nitric acid: used chiefly in the manufacture of photographic emulsions and mirrors, as a laboratory… …
115Johnson, Robert Wood — born , Feb. 15, 1845, Carbondale, Pa., U.S. died Feb. 7, 1910, New Brunswick, N.J. U.S. manufacturer. He began his career as a pharmacist and drug broker. In 1885 he founded medical supply company Johnson & Johnson with his brothers, and he… …
116Lister, Joseph — later Baron Lister (of Lyme Regis) born April 5, 1827, Upton, Essex, Eng. died Feb. 10, 1912, Walmer, Kent British surgeon and medical scientist. He received a medical degree from Oxford in 1852 and became an assistant to James Syme, the greatest …
117obstetrics and gynecology — Medical and surgical specialty concerned with the management of pregnancy and childbirth and with the health of the female reproductive system. Obstetrics, first practiced by midwives, developed as a medical discipline in the 17th–19th centuries …
118pharmaceutical industry — Producers of pharmaceuticals, substances used in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease and the modification of organic functions. The earliest records of medicinal plants and minerals are those of the ancient Chinese, Hindu, and… …
119History of Medicine — History of Medicine † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Medicine The history of medical science, considered as a part of the general history of civilization, should logically begin in Mesopotamia, where tradition and philological… …
120bismuth — A trivalent metallic element; atomic no. 83, atomic wt. 20.98037. Several of its salts are used in medicine; some contain BiO+, rather than Bi3+, and are called subsalts. [Ger. Wismut, weisse Masse, white mass] b. aluminate a gastric antacid. SYN …
